Heart of the Great Silk Road
General Information
- Type:
- Historical
- Price from:
- 599 USD /person
- Phone:
- +99890 1769883
- Payment Types:
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Cash
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Credit Card
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Cheque
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Travellers cheque
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Paypal
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Wire Transfer
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- Duration:
- 7 days
- Location Start:
- Tashkent
- Location Finish:
- Tashkent
- Start time:
- 07.00 am
- We Speak:
- Japanese, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish, French, English, Korean, Chinese, Dutch, Turkish
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Last updated: 01/18/2007
The Great Silk Road, which is said to be the first real link between the East and the West in the 2nd century B.C., has a very special status for tourists from different countries of the world.
Itinerary
Day 1
Tashkent
Arrival in Tashkent airport.
Meet at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Night in the hotel.
Day 2
Tashkent - Samarkand
Breakfast.
Transfer to Samarkand. Arrival in Samarkand.
Accommodation at the hotel.
Lunch
Afternoon sightseeing in Samarkand:
Gur-Emir Mausoleum (15th century) - the burial -vault of the Temurids, Registan Ensemble (including Ulugbek Madrassah (15th century), Shir Dor and Tillya-Kari Madrassahs (17th centuriy)
Dinner
Day 3
Samarkand - Bukhara
Breakfast
Morning sightseeing in Samarkand:
Shah-i-Zinda necropolis (14-15th centuries), Bibi Khanum Mosque (15th century), visit to Samarkand local bazaar, Ulugbek observatory (15th century), "Ruines of Afrosiab" - the excavation site and museum of the ancient town (6th century BC - 13th AD)
Lunch
Transfer to Bukhara. Arrival in Bukhara. Accommodation at the hotel.
Dinner
Day 4
Bukhara
Breakfast.
Morning sightseeing in Bukhara:
Visit to Ismael Samani mausoleum (9-10th centuries) - vault of Bukhara ruling dynasty, Chor-Minor, Chashma-Ayub Mausoleums (14th century), Registan Ensemble, Ark Fortress (16th century) and Bolo-Hauz complex (18th century).
Lunch
Afternoon sightseeing: Poli-Kalon ensemble including Minaret (12th century), Mosque (15th century), functioning Madrassah Miri-Arab (16th century), Amir-Alim-Khan Madrassah (14th century), Taqi (trading domes), Kukeldash Madrassah (16th century), Lyab-i-Hauz (17th century), Nadir Divanbegi (17th century), Magoki Attari (16th century), Ulugbek Madrassah (15th century), Abdul Aziz Madrassah ( 17th century).
National dinner with folklore show.
Day 5
Bukhara - Urgench
Breakfast.
Transfer to Urgench.
Lunch en route
Arrival in Urgench. Accommodation at the hotel.
Dinner.
Day 6
Urgench - Khiva
Breakfast.
Morning sightseeing in Khiva: Visit to the oldest part of the city: Kunya-Ark fortress, including Kurinish Khana (17th century); Mohammed-Amin-Khan Madrassah (19th century), Islam Khodja Minaret; Palvan-Kari complex, Abd Al Bobo complex (18th century), Rafanek Madrassah, Mohammed Rakim Khan (19th century), Amir-Tur Madrassah, Sho-I-Kalandar Bobo Mausoleum.
Lunch
Afternoon sightseeing in Khiva: Uch Avlioli ("three saints") Mausoleum, Jami Mosque (18th century), Kutluq-Murad Inaq Madrassah (19th century), Pakhlavan Mahmoud Mausoleum, Tash Hauli Palace, Alla-Kuli-Khan (18th century), Arab Mohammed Khan (18th century) Madrassahs.
Transfer to the airport. Flight to Tashkent.
Arrival in Tashkent. Accommodation at the hotel.
Dinner.
Day 7
Tashkent
Early breakfast.
Transfer to the airport. Departure.
Extra Information
- Extras -
- Services included in tour price:
Accommodation in double room
with private bathroom facilities
Breakfast (as specified on the tour programme)
All entrance fees
Sightseeing with multi-lingual guide
All overland transportation by luxurious bus,
minivan or car with air-condition
All airport-hotel-airport transfers
Professional multi-lingual
(English/German/French/Spanish/
Italian/Japanese/Chinese/Mandarin)
escort touring guide for whole tour itinerary
All sightseeing as specified in the itinerary
National dinner with folklore show in Bukhara
Visa support to Uzbekistan
Services NOT included in tour price:
Airfare Urgench - Tashkent USD 45 per person
All optional deviations from the main itinerary
Beverages and meals not included
in the itinerary or main menu
Photo-and video camera charges during
sightseeing
All personal expenses (extra luggage fee,
room service, medical expenses/insurance, etc.)
Foreign airport taxes and surcharges
Trip cancellation / accident insurance
Tips to the guides and drivers
Porterage at the airports
Visa cost and consulate fee
Evening entertainment
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